Launching Windows Terminal with a file path that has a trailing backslash (in quotes) breaks the launch #13057

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opened 2026-01-31 03:32:27 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @routerino on GitHub (Mar 17, 2021).

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Windows build number: 10.0.19042.0
Windows Terminal version (if applicable): Believe this has happened on previous versions, but 1.7.572.0

Any other software?
Fresh install of Windows

Steps to reproduce

run wt -d "%userprofile%\" (edited, missed the -d parameter before)

Expected behavior

windows terminal handles trailing backslashes and still launches in the correct folder

Actual behavior

error 0x8007010b. Note that this does not happen if you leave out the quotes (but that will also break on folders with spaces)

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Reference: starred/terminal#13057